Champions Trophy 2025 Final Live Updates, India vs New Zealand: Rohit Sharma, the Indian captain,’s losing streak at the coin toss continued. However, there’s good news for India as New Zealand’s key fast bowler, Matt Henry, is out of today’s match. Mitchell Santner, New Zealand’s captain, won the toss and decided to bat first in the Champions Trophy 2025 final at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. India is fielding the same playing eleven as in previous matches, while Nathan Smith is replacing the injured Henry in New Zealand’s lineup. In an unfavorable personal record, Rohit Sharma has now equaled Brian Lara by losing 12 consecutive tosses in ODI matches. (LIVE SCORECARD)
ICC Champions Trophy 2025 Final Live Updates: India vs New Zealand Live Score
Follow live updates from the India vs New Zealand final, directly from Dubai International Cricket Stadium:
India’s Playing XI against New Zealand: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel, KL Rahul (wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakaravarthy.
New Zealand’s Playing XI against India: Will Young, Rachin Ravindra, Kane Williamson, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham (wK), Glenn Phillips, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner (c), Kyle Jamieson, William ORourke, Nathan Smith.
TEAM INDIA LINEUP UNCHANGED. Rohit Sharma has announced the same playing XI for this important final match. India will play with 4 spinners again – Varun Chakravarthy, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, and Axar Patel.
Significant injury concern for New Zealand. Key bowler Matt Henry hasn’t recovered in time, and Nathan Smith will replace him. Henry has taken 10 wickets in 4 matches in this tournament, including 5 against India in the group stage. This is a BIG LOSS for New Zealand.
New Zealand won the toss and chose to bat first. This is the 15th consecutive toss lost by Team India in ODI cricket, and the 12th in a row for Rohit Sharma. India now needs to focus on restricting New Zealand’s batting before their turn to chase for the 4th time in this five-match series.
Toss is just moments away. Rohit Sharma and Mitchell Santner are walking towards the pitch. Will it be the 15th consecutive toss loss for Team India in ODIs, and 12th for Rohit?
Less than 10 minutes until the toss for the India vs New Zealand Champions Trophy final. Considering the playing conditions in Dubai across both innings, the toss will be very important in today’s crucial match.
To ease concerns of Indian fans, Virat Kohli is practicing just before the toss. The crowd in Dubai cheered loudly as he came out. He had a minor knee injury during practice on Saturday but appears to be fine now. This is a big relief for Team India.
25 minutes until the toss in the final in Dubai. Will Team India lose their 15th toss in a row? Rohit Sharma mentioned that losing the toss is preferable to making a difficult 50-50 decision, and it hasn’t negatively impacted their performance so far.
Glenn Phillips is arguably New Zealand’s best fielder. This ‘Superman’ at point has already made two incredible one-handed catches in the Champions Trophy 2025, including dismissing Virat Kohli during their Group A match!
Here is a look at the pitch for the Champions Trophy 2025 final. It shows many cracks, suggesting it will favor spin bowlers.
